A Reflection On Work

When I want to glorify God in my responsibilities

God has not placed us where we are simply for the output we can produce, whether it is at a factory, at a desk, at school, or at home with children. He has put us there because that is a context in which He wants to display Himself. Our work is about Him, even if it’s entirely secular in our minds. We are there because God wants to put godliness on display for others to see. He wants to infiltrate the culture we work in.

Is godliness at work your preoccupation? If you’re like many people, you may feel like your work is pointless, your boss is unfair, or your coworkers are petty. Never mind. None of those things are the point. The point is for the Holy Spirit to dwell in you there, wherever you happen to be. And in that sense, you are working for God, not for the one who signs your paycheck. Whatever you do, have this in mind: you are doing it not just because God wants you to be there, but because He wants to be there too.

Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people.

Colossians 3:23